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Donald Paul Bellisario (born August 8, 1935) [1] is an American television producer and screenwriter who created and wrote episodes for the TV series Magnum, P.I. (1980–1988), Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982–1983), Airwolf (1984–1987), Quantum Leap (1989–1993), JAG (1995–2005), and NCIS (2003–present). He has often included military ...
Donald P. Bellisario is a prolific TV writer, producer and director, known for creating NCIS, Magnum P.I., Quantum Leap and JAG. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1935 and has seven children and eight grandchildren.
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Apr 15, 2021 · Learn how Donald Bellisario, the creator of NCIS and other popular TV shows, was forced out of his own show by Mark Harmon and sued CBS over NCIS: Los Angeles. Discover his career highlights and his retirement from TV.
Sep 23, 2023 · Sixteen years ago, co-creator Donald P. Bellisario left NCIS due to conflicts with the star Mark Harmon. Harmon and Bellisario had a strained relationship, but without them, there would be no NCIS. Harmon is praised as a solid and committed professional who demands everyone to show up ready to go.
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Donald P. Bellisario. Writer: Quantum Leap. Donald P. Bellisario was born in North Charleroi in Pennsylvania. His father ran the tavern, where he grew up listening to the war stories of vets returning from WWII. He had a fifteen-year career in advertising before moving to Hollywood.
- August 8, 1935
Quantum Leap: Created by Donald P. Bellisario. With Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Deborah Pratt, Dennis Wolfberg. During an experiment into time travel, a scientist finds himself trapped in the past, "leaping" into the lives of different people, sorting out their problems and changing history in hopes of getting back to his own life in the present.
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In his three-hour interview, Donald P. Bellisario talks about his service in the Marines and his early years in advertising. He recalls his transition to film and television and describes landing his first television job as story editor and then producer on Black Sheep Squadron after submitting a script to Stephen J. Cannell.
